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Voting IS NOW OPEN! PUBLIC CAN VOTE, WE NEED PUBLIC VOTES! NOTE: ALL PARTICIPANTS, EVEN ELIMINATED, ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE IN THE FINAL. The deadline is March 30, 7 p.m. UTC. https://goo.gl/forms/MQLnD5fSDltS5g6I3

Each city awards a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favorite screenshots, respectively (semi-finals)Each city and willing non-participants award a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favorite screenshots, respectively (final)

The MRTvision Screenshot Contest 3 is the ongoing third edition of the MRTvision Screenshot Contest. The contest is the original MRT Screenshot Contest with Eurovision style voting and representation. The ceremony is set to take place in Wazamawazi, following autobus22's win at the second contest with the screenshot "Golf at the Savannah Oasis". The contest debuted on February 13, 2019. The slogan is One Of A Kind. The winner is set to be revealed on March 30, 2019 at 7 p.m. UTC at La Musica Theatre. There is set to be an accompanying official MBS livestream with both the semi-final and final ceremonies.

Development

The contest was announced on the wiki on February 8, 2019. The contest was planned to be revealed after the February 2019 GSM two days later; however, it was made public earlier to garner public opinion. The slogan and logo were revealed on February 10, 2018 at the beginning of the public portion of the February 2019 GSM. The logo is an edited version of an online image edited by MinecraftYoshi26.

Venue

The venue of the contest, the La Musica Theatre in southern Wazamawazi.

The contest's results ceremony is set to take place for the first time in Wazamawazi, following the city's victory in the previous edition with the screenshot "Golf at the Savannah Oasis", taken by autobus22. It will take place at Wazamawazi's 104-seat theatre, La Musica Theatre, which was constructed in 2015. Located next to Queen Maxima Bus Terminal and Queen Maxima Railway Station, it is a one-story large, indoor theater with an entrance on Theatre Road. It is located in the Queen Maxima District of Wazamawazi. It was originally supposed the Third Eagle Awards; however, the event was cancelled and thus the theater did not host the event.

On February 8, 2019, autobus22 had confirmed privately that the contest would be held in Wazamawazi and it was announced publicly shortly after. As usual, the venues required to have a stage, seating for viewers, and an optimal location for a camera. Also on that day, four venues were revealed as possible locations of hosting the ceremony.

On February 11, 2019, La Musica Theatre was selected as the venue for the contest and Grandma Henny's Grand Theatre's Hall 2 was shortlisted.

Small indoor pagoda constructed in 2014 two stories with an approximate 30 seats after construction located in the unincorporated district of Hiranomachi. Construction of interior necessary for usage.

La Musica Theatre

104

Large indoor theater constructed in 2015 with a capacity of 104 seats. Selected venue for the Third Eagle Awards before cancellation.

Format

Per usual, the contest features members representing cities, each submitting a screenshot to be voted on by the participants and the willing public. Each city and willing non-participants award a set of 12, 10, 8–1 points to their 10 favorite screenshots, respectively. Each participant is required to vote in their semi-final, or may face disqualification, being banned from participating in future contests, or paying a fine up to $1,000. There was only a loose theme based off of the slogan, One Of A Kind, calling for unique screenshots.

The deadline to join was revealed as February 27, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC. The deadline to send in a screenshot is on March 9, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. UTC. Voting opens shortly after. The winner will able to influence the slogan for the next contest, choose the next host city, and receive $4,000. Second place will receive $2,000. Third place will receive $1,000. All other competitors will receive $15 as a participatory stipend if they vote in the final. The top 10 are set to be featured on the website, changed from the prior top 12.

It was revealed on February 11, 2019 that MinecraftYoshi26 was contemplating having semi-finals, but had not made an official decision whether or not it would occur and had yet to work out all the logistics. He stated that it was time-sensitive and would be dependent on the amount of participants. On February 22, 2019, it was confirmed that there would be two semi-finals. As the prior winner, Wazamawazi would automatically qualify for the final and vote in both semi-finals. The top 10 in the semi-finals advance to the final. If eliminated in the semi-finals, those participants are not required, but highly encouraged, to vote in the final. To receive their $15 stipend, eliminated participants would have to vote in the final. The top 10 screenshots from each semi-final advance to the final.

Participating cities

All of the screenshots are viewable together on a public Google Folder.

Semi-final 1

20 cities participated in the first semi-final. As the prior winner, Wazamawazi voted in both semi-finals. The highlighted cities qualified for the final. The results were revealed on March 13, 2019 at 7 p.m. UTC.

Semi-final 2

20 cities participated in the second semi-final. As the prior winner, Wazamawazi voted in both semi-finals. The highlighted cities qualified for the final. The results were revealed on March 13, 2019 at 7 p.m. UTC.

12 points

TBA

Final

12 points

TBA

Other cities

Eligibility for participation in the MRTvision Screenshot Contest requires that the city has a flag.

Prior participants

Deadbush – On February 13, 2019, MojangChan was asked about his participation and stated that he would "think about it". On February 17, 2019, MojangChan confirmed he would not be participating in the contest.

Eagleshore – On February 14, 2019, SkyjumperTalon stated that if he was to partake, he was going to continue to partake under the city of Cactus River for the future rather than Eagleshore, resulting in Eagleshore not participating.

Eden – On February 14, 2019, shadowboarder stated "I'll have to think about it, but I'm thinking that I might be able to". On February 18, 2019, he stated he would be too busy to participate.

Hanamura – On February 14, 2019, MikeRoma stated "maybe" when asked about his participation. MikeRoma failed to confirm provisional interest by the deadline and thus did not participate.

Kessler – On February 14, 2019, lalaboy confirmed he would not be participating in the contest.

Marblegate – On February 22, 2019, Just_robinho confirmed he would not be participating in the contest due to university deadlines.

Seoland – On February 13, 2019, CodyHM was asked about his participation, he stated "maybe" and contemplated the work that would needed to be put in and the possible outcome to see if it was beneficial for him to partake. CodyHM failed to confirm provisional interest by the deadline and thus did not participate.

Whiteley – On February 13, 2019, AP_Red was asked about his participation and declined the invitation to partake. He cited technical issues with his laptop and shaders for not participating.

Woodsdale – On February 18, 2019, Hightech_TR stated that he would not participate in the contest due to being busy with junior college.

The following cities participated in previous contests, but did not make any statement about the contest and did not submit a screenshot by the deadline, resulting in their withdrawal:

New participants

Skogheim – On February 14, 2019, Starcubed privately stated he was interested in participating. When asked about his flag, he did not respond until February 21, 2019 where he stated he was not going to participate as he had to "spend more time studying".